With the World Cup last staged nine years ago, teams are relishing the chance to compete in the two-week event being held in India's western city of Ahmedabad. "We have called a meeting to discuss this issue but let me tell you that a Kabaddi World Cup is no world cup without Pakistan," said Pakistan kabaddi federation secretary Rana Muhammad Sarwar. "We were hoping to win the world cup in India by beating India," Ali told AFP, adding that fans were being denied matches between the top two sides. Attackers chant "kabaddi, kabaddi" to prove they are not inhaling. Iran, who lost to India in the previous two world cup finals in 2007 and 2004, have a relatively easy first match against first-timers USA.

Source: Bangkok Post October 05, 2016 07:41 UTC